Children's Classic Literature

Enid Blyton / The Mystery of the Invisible Thief

 A fantastic children's crime story from the world's best-loved children's author, Enid Blyton. Who is the mysterious burglar that disappears from the scene of the crime without a trace? The five...

Liam Mac Uistin / The Hunt for Diarmaid and Grainne : Classic Celtic Tales

 One of the Great Tales from the ancient Celtic tradition. This story tells of how Fionn Mac Cumhaill, the great Fianna leader, who wishes to marry Grainne, but she will not have him. Instead she...

Roald Dahl's Marvellous Joke Book

 Which famous writer goes best with a hot dog? Roll Dahl of course!Laugh yourself silly with Roald Dahl's Marvellous Joke Book, filled with over 400 hilarious jokes, limericks and riddles,...

Enid Blyton / Binkle and Flip Misbehave

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Joan Lingard / What Holly Did

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Lynne Reid Banks / The Indian in the Cupboard Trilogy

   Three bestselling stories about Omri, and his friend Patrick, who turns his plastic Red Indian, Little Bull, into a real miniature person.The Indian in the CupboardWho'd want a boring little...

Arthur Ransome / Winter Holiday

    Another adventure by the author of "Swallows and Amazons".     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in...

Claudia Freedman / A Puffin Book of Verse

    The anthology is divided into ten sections: 1. the seasons 2. of birds and beasts 3. ballads and stories 4. homely things 5. holiday mood 6. magic and romance 7. night 8. sweet content 9...

Joan Lingard / Into Exile

    Having fled Belfast to marry and live in London, a Protestant girl and Catholic boy feel numerous pressures are working to ruin their marriage.     All of our books are second hand, and...

Joan Lingard / The File on Fraulein Berg

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S.F. Said / Varjak Paw

    Mesopotamian Blue cat Varjak Paw has never been outside before, but Varjak is forced out into the city when the sinister gentleman and his two menacing cats take over his home. With help from...

Rupert Christiansen / William Shakespeare

 Everyone has heard of plays like "Macbeth" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream". But why do we know so little about the man who wrote them? Who exactly was William Shakespeare from Stratford-upon-Avon,...

Rudyard Kipling / The Jungle Books

 Kipling never visited the jungles of Central India, yet his descriptions have a breathtaking imaginative power, and in Mowgli, the boy who grows up among wolves, he created one of the most popular...

Richmal Crompton / William the Good

   Clarence Bergson had the audacity to attack an innocent dog (owner, one William Brown), inform on William's band of Outlaws and worst of all befriend Miss Holding (the girl of William's dreams)...

Andrew Matthews / Shakespeare Stories: Hamlet

   Murder most foul... An action-packed retelling of Shakespeare's dark tale of revenge and murder. With notes on Shakespeare and the Globe theatre and Love and Death in Anthony and Cleopatra. The...

Andrew Matthews / Shakespeare Stories: The Taming of the Shrew

 Lovely Bianca has a queue of admirers anxious to marry her. But her older sister, Katharina, must get married first. Katharina has such a fiery temper she is known as 'the shrew', and no man is...

Andrew Matthews / Shakespeare Stories: Julius Caesar

 Rome's greatest general, Julius Caesar, returns to the city celebrating a glorious victory. But among the cheering crowds a group of conspirators are determined to prevent Caesar becoming king.....

Enid Blyton / The Riddle of Holiday House

 Katie and Nick are excited to spend their summer at Holiday House with its kind owner Mrs Holly, her bossy daughter Clare and the mysterious Gloomy Gareth. But while exploring the beach and the...

Enid Blyton / The Secret Mountain

 The parents of Mike, Peggy and Nora are held captive in the Secret Mountain in Africa. Together with their friends and Prince Paul, they run away to search for them. But can they find the mountain -...

Enid Blyton / Mystery Collection Vol: 1

 A fantastic bumper volume of classic children's stories from the world's best-loved children's author, Enid Blyton. The Mystery series follows the adventures of 'The Five Find Outers'- Pip, Bets,...

Enid Blyton / Mr Pink-Whistle Interferes

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Enid Blyton / The Famous Five: Colour Short Stories: Good Old Timmy

 Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. After the Five see a boy being kidnapped at the beach, they set out...

Enid Blyton / Enchanted Tales - Magic In Fairyland

 Magic in Fairyland. Meet some clever townspeople, lots of adventures children, and a host of goblins, imps, pixies and wizards in these ten tales from the magical world of Fairyland. There's silly...

Enid Blyton / The Mystery of Banshee Towers

 Who is wailing at Banshee Towers? Screaming Banshees are not the only mystery at Banshee Towers - it holds other secrets too. Join the Five Find-Outers for their final case.      All of our books...

Richmal Crompton / William the Outlaw - TV tie-in edition

   Some words to not apply to William Brown. Sweet, charming, 'dear little boy' . . . That sounds more like Georgie Murdoch, who is so sickly sweet that William is determined to turn him into a...

Arthur Rackham / Mother Goose

Traditional rhymes and stories have been collected under the wing of Mother Goose for centuries and this collection of favourite nursery rhymes has been put together by the famous illustrator Arthur...

Cora Harrison / Murder at Drumshee ( Drumshee Timeline Series - Book 10)

 Mysterious happenings occur at Drumshee, including a murder.      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very...

Roald Dahl / Skin and Other Stories

  HOW would you dispose of a murder weapon without causing suspicion? WHERE would you hide a diamond where no one else would think of looking? WHAT if you discovered the tattoo on your back was...

Dorothy Edwards / More Naughty Little Sister Stories (My Naughty Little Sister)

 My naughty little sister is always getting into trouble! She gets mad at the photographer and refuses to have her photo taken! Later, she climbs onto the gate and nearly falls when she shows off to...

Laura Ingalls Wilder / Little House In The Big Woods (Little House Series, Book 1 )

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Judy Blume / It's Not The End Of The World (Piccolo Books)

 Although Karen's parents are getting a divorce, she is sure that with the help of her brother and sister she can keep them together. Jeff runs away but the resulting reunion is temporary and Karen...

Andrew Matthews / A Shakespeare Story: Henry V

A thrilling retelling of this fantastic historical play. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Patriotism in Henry V. The tales have been retold using accessible language and with the...

Rosemary Sutcliff / The Silver Branch

 Carausias, Emperor of Roman Britain, has been murdered. Inspired by his vision, soldier counsins Justin and Flavius join a tattered band of outlaws and revive the Lost Legion of the Ninth to resist...

Dorothy Edwards / When My Naughty Little Sister Was Good

 My naughty little sister is very bad, but sometimes she can be good. She helps Grannie to make a Christmas pudding, and she even teaches Bad Harry to be good so that he's allowed to wear his new red...

Enid Blyton / Five Go To Demon's Rocks ( Famous Five Series - Book 19)

 Is there treasure on Demon's Rocks or is it just a myth? The Famous Five decide to explore the surrounding caves to find out.      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the...

Michael Bond / Paddington Turns Detective and Other Funny Stories

  Three classic Paddington Bear stories, by beloved author Michael Bond, are brought together for the first time in this special collection for World Book Day 2018. Nothing is ever straightforward...

Louisa M. Alcott / Jo's Boys

   Recounts the further adventures, successes, and failures of the numerous young men of Plumfield school. Sequel to "Little Men".    All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get...

Tom McCaughren / Legend of the Golden Key

 A tale as old as time, The Legend of the Golden Key is about a beautiful young girl who defies her miserly father and his promise of a fortune in gold and instead chooses to wed her penniless lover...

Enid Blyton / Adventure Series: Valley & Sea Bind-up

   Nothing could be more exciting than a night flight on Bill's plane. But in THE VALLEY OF ADVENTURE, Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann, Jack and Kiki the parrot fly straight into terrible danger. In THE SEA...

Cornelia Funke / Inkdeath (Large Paperback)

 Ever since the extraordinary events of Inkspell, when the story of Inkheart magically drew Meggie, Mo and Dustfinger back into its pages, life in the Inkworld has been far from easy. With Dustfinger...

Ross, Tony - Puss in Boots - PB - Illustrated Children's 1982

A first edition of one of Tony Ross's classic illustrated books - his version of Puss in Boots, illustrated in colour , published by Andersen Press.  A re-imagining of the classic tale. Condition -...

Dick King-Smith (Complete 10 Book Box Set)

Set Contains    How Green was my Mouse  The Witch of Blackberry Bottom  The Fox Busters  Martin's Mice  Dodos are Forever  Noah's Brother  The Merman  Treasure Trove  Saddlebottom  Ace 

Robert Cormier / Beyond the Chocolate War

 The story continues a few months after THE CHOCOLATE WAR ends. As the school year draws to an end, many students look forward to leaving but Carter and Obie, leading members of the ruthless secret...

Tom McCaughren - Run With the Wind - HB Children's Nature Classic - 1990 Reprint Ed ( Book 1 of the Series)

The multi-award-winning `Run With the Wind' series established the name of Tom McCaughren as a bestselling author. There are now 7 books in the series, this is the first book in the series , in...

Joan Lingard / Natasha's Will

 Natasha's story is set against the background of the Russian Revolution as she and her family flee persecution. Her story is dramatically and cleverly linked with the present as her heirs search for...

Enid Blyton / The Amelia Jane Collection

 Three classic children's stories in one bumper book from the world's best-loved children's author, Enid Blyton. Rag-doll Amelia Jane is big, bad and the terror of the toy cupboard!The collection...

Geraldine McCaughrean / Peter Pan in Scarlet (Large Paperback)

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Enid Blyton / The Sneezing Dog and Other Stories (Hardback)

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Enid Blyton / Five O'Clock Tales (Hardback)

   One of four collections of stories, for bedtime reading.    All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good...

C.S. Lewis / The Last Battle (Hardback) ( The Chronicles of Narnia - Book 7 )

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C.S. Lewis / The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Hardback) ( Chronicles of Narnia - Book 5 )

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Dr. Seuss / The Cat in the Hat (Large Paperback)

 To accompany the release of the live action movie of The Cat in the Hat, starring Mike Myers, HarperCollins are proud to present Dr. Seuss's original, classic tale of the coolest, hippest cat in...